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STAND  UP  FOR  J.E&t&*'H  P< 


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^Christian  ballad; 


WITH 


NOTES,    ILLUSTRATIONS,    AND    MUSIC, 


AM) 


A  TOY  ADDITIONAL  POEMS, 


cr  Tin-  sami-  Acraon. 


'•  My  In-art  is  fixed,  0  God,  my  heart  is  fixed:  I  will  sing  and  give  praise." 

Psalm  Ivii.  7. 
•'Let  ererj  thing  that  hath  breath  praise  the  Lord.     Praise  ye  the  Lord.'' 

Pa  vlm  cL  0. 


PHILADELPHIA: 

T.     II.     S  T  0  C  KTON, 

r.ir.u:.  TRACT,  am.  PDUONCAL  01  mi:,  uoo  ciikstm  I  H 

1858. 


Entered  according  to  Act  of  Congress,  in  the  year  1858,  by 

T.  II.  STOCKTON, 

in  the  Clerk's  Office  of  the  District  Court  of  the  United  States  for  the  Eastern 
District  of  Pennsylvania. 


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PHILADELPHIA. 


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EVEN     THE     FATHER    OF    OUR     LORD     JESUS     CHRIST; 

THE     FATHER     OF     MERCIES,     AND 

THE    GOD    OF    ALL    COMFORT ; 

WHO     COMFORTETH     US     IN     ALL    OUR     TRIBULATION, 

■  -:     MAY     BE     ABLE    TO     COMFORT    THEM    WHICH     ARE     IN     ANY     TROUBLE, 

BY    THE     COMFORT    WHEREWITH     WE     OURSELVES     ARE     COMFORTED     OF     GOD. 


A  LMIGHTY  God,  with  whom  do  live  the  spirits  of  those 
who  depart  hence  in  the  Lord,  and  with  whom  the  souls 
of  the  faithful,  after  they  are  delivered  from  the  burden  of  the 
flesh,  are  in  joy  and  felicity;  We  give  thee  hearty  thanks  for 
the  good  examples  of  all  those  thy  servants,  who,  having 
finished  their  course  in  faith,  do  now  rest  from  their  labours. 
And  we  beseech  thee,  that  we,  with  all  those  who  arc  de- 
parted in  the  true  faith  of  thy  holy  Name,  may  have  our  per- 
fect consummation  and  bliss,  both  in  body  and  soul,  in  thy 
eternal  and  everlasting  glory;  through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord. 
Amen.  Prayer-Book. 


CONTENTS. 


Dedication. 

Preface. 

Biographical  Sketch. 

Ballad — with  Notes  and  Illustrations: 

Stanza  I. — The  Christian. 
II. — The  Family. 
III.— The  Father. 
IV. — The  Ministry. 
V. — The  Church  of  the  Covenant. 
VI. — The  Young  Men's  Christian   Association. 
VII.— The  Church  Universal. 
VIII.— The  Whole  Human  Race. 

Music. 

I. — By  L.  O.  Emerson,  of  Boston. 
II. — By  John  Bower,  of  Philadelphia. 
III.— By  Wm.  B.  Bradbury,  of  New  York. 

Additional  Poems. 

Sonnet — Fifty  Years  Old. 
Hymns — The  Existence  of  God. 

The  Unity  of  God. 

The  Truth  of  God. 

The  True  Refuge. 

Christ's  Day  of  Power. 

The  Lord's  Poor. 
Communion  with  God. 
The  Bible. 

Sunday-school  Hymn. 
Cheerful  Gratitude. 

Christian  Union. 


'a hen  the   Minister  shall  kneel,  and   say  the    LORD'S   FRAY! 
the  People  still  kneeling,   and  repeating  h  him:" — 

/^\UR   Father  who  art  in  heaven,  Hallowed   be   thy  Name. 

Thy  kingdom  come.     Thy  will  be  done  on  earth,  As  it 

is  in  heaven.     Give  us  this  day  our  daily  bread.     And  forgive 

us  our  trespasses,  As  we  forgive  those  who  trespass  against  us. 

And  lead  us   not  into   temptation;    But  deliver  us  from  evil: 

For  thine  is  the  kingdom,  and  the  power,  and  the  glory,  for 

ever  and  ever.      Amen. 

Prayer-Book. 


PREFACE. 


"Waon  frowa  can  disappoint  the  proudest  strain, 

Whoso  approbation — pr  apt  i  eren  mine." — Cowper. 

B] .in-.  ■  frequent  attendant  on  a  series  of  Ukioh  Meetings,  and  subject, 
with  many  others,  t"  restraints  arising  from  the  fact  that  the  union  is 
niuatiomal  rather  than  Christian  (a  highly  important  distinction  not 
yet  duly  appreciated);  and,  moreorer,  being  deeply  affected,  in  common 
with  all  who  heard  it.  by  the  pathetic  announcement  of  the  circum- 
stanoes  eonneeted  with  the  death  of  one  of  our  most  active  and  useful 
helpers  ;  it  occurred  to  the  writer,  that,  if  he  could  do  nothing  more, 
he  might  resort  to  the  unrustcd  wires  of  the  harp  of  his  youth,  and  the 
unchilled  sympathies  of  his  ideal  guide,  and,  by  embodying  in  a  brief 
ballad  the  spirit  and  incidents  of  the  dispensation,  participate,  to  some 
extent,  in  the  increase  of  passing  utilities.  Retiring,  therefore,  from  the 
isemblj  to  bis  lonely  study,  be  composed  these  impromptu 
The  next  day  they  were  presented  to  the  conductor  of  the 
Tray  or- Meeting  at  Jayne's  Hall,  prior  to  the  funeral-services  at  Concert 
Hall.  The  morning  after,  they  appeared  in  the  North  American  and 
United  State*  Gazette,  and  so  became  identified,  in  some  measure,  with 
the  event  they  record, 

It  has  pleased  God  to  give  this  little  poem,  in  common  with  millions 
of  other  little  things,  both  wings  and  voice.  Its  flight  has  already 
extended  from  sea  to  sea;  and,  among  the  mountains  and  prairies,  the 
-  and  rivers,  of  the  continent  between,  it  has  been  read  and  sung,  in 
city  and  country,  in  crowded  halls  and  within  the  summer-darkened 
Windows  of  vine-embowered  homes.  Short  and  simple  as  it  is,  it  may 
yet  have  a  wider  mission  to  perform. 

If  its  stanzas  do  nothing  more  than  assist  in  extending  the  dying  charge 
of  our  lamented  brother  Tyng — "  Stand  it  for  Jesus  !" — they  may 
accomplish,  by  the  grace  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  and  in  connection  with 
higher  and  more  honored  instrumentalities,  saving  and  glorious  results. 

Despise  them  not,  therefore,  but  rather  say,  u  0  I  /" 

Philadelphia,  August  2, 1853.  E.  K. 

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BIOGRAPHICAL  SKETCH. 


"  The  Rev.  Dudley  Atkins  Tyng  was  descended  on  both  sides  from 
a  race  distinguished  for  its  primitive  and  sturdy  independence  and 
integrity  of  character.  lie  was  horn  in  Prince  George's  county,  Mary- 
land, on  the  12th  of  January,  1825.  His  father,  the  Rev.  Stephen 
Higginson  Tyng,  D.D.,  at  present  the  beloved  Rector  of  St.  George's, 
New  York,  is  the  son  of  the  late  Dudley  A.  Tyng,  long  known  as  the 
Reporter  of  Decisions  of  the  Supreme  Court  of  this  State,  and  the  first 
Collector  of  the  port  of  Newburyport,  under  the  administration  of  Wash- 
ington. The  latter  married  a  daughter  of  the  late  Stephen  Higginson, 
thus  connecting  the  subject  of  this  notice  with  families  resident  and  well 
known  in  our  own  city.  The  mother  of  the  deceased  was  a  daughter  of 
that  noble  'man  of  God/  the  late  Alexander  Viets  Griswold,  D.D.,  so  long 
distinguished,  honored,  and  loved  as  the  Bishop  of  the  Eastern  Diocese, 
and  afterward,  on  the  division  of  the  Diocese,  of  that  of  Massachusetts. 
An  ancestry  combining  such  marked  qualities  of  mind  and  heart  in  the 
individual  cases,  is  seldom  found  among  family  antecedents ;  and  tn  the 
character  of  the  lamented  deceased,  there  was  exhibited  a  very  decided  and 
happy  union  of  the  most  valued  qualities  thus  illustrating  his  Uncage." 

So  spoke  the  Boston  Courier,  of  April  29th,  in  an  article  acknow- 
ledged, by  Mr.  Tyng's  father,  as  "beautifully  prepared"  and  "highly 
satisfactory."  With  this  introduction,  I  proceed  to  the  following  record, 
as  sufficient  for  a  sketch  in  such  a  position  as  this;  referring  those  who 
wish  fuller  information  to  the  "Memorial,"  published  in  Philadelphia, 
and  "The  Child  of  Prayer,"  written  by  Dr.  Tyng,  and  issued  by  Mr. 
Randolph,  683,  Broadway,  New  York. 

In  1829,  when  Dudley  was  four  years  old,  the  family  removed  to 
Philadelphia,  where  his  father  became  Rector  of  St.  Paul's. 

In  1832,  he  lost  his  mother — "  the  dearest  thing  on  earth,  as  bright  a 
liodit  as  ever  shone  in  the  habitation  of  man,  whose  wonderful  moral 
beauty  and  mental  greatness  seem  to  a  great  degree  to  have  been  repro- 
duced in  her  son." 

In  1834,  by  the  transfer  of  his  father,  he  first  became  connected  with 
the  Church  of  the  Epiphany. 

In  1839,  he  entered  the  University  of  Pennsylvania. 

In  1841,  he  was  converted,  confirmed,  and  welcomed  "to  the  Table  of 
the  Lord." 
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In  1843,  be  "was  graduated  with  distinguished  honor." 

In  the  msae  \ tar.  ht  went  t>>  tin-  Theological  Seminary,  near  Al>\ 
<lria,  Virginia. 

In   1846,  •■he  ma  ordained  by  Bishop  Meade,  in  Alexandria,"  and 

"  immediately  became  assistant"  to  his  father  in   .V-w   \  ->rk.  whither  the 
latter  "  had  removed  in  1845." 

In  lv!7.  "he  was  inrited  to  Trinity  Chnrch, Columbna, Ohio,  when  be 
passed   two   \i;n>.    and   received   bis   second   ordination   from   Bishop 

Mcllvaine." 

In  1  s i'.».  he  restored  to  Charlestown,  Jefferson  county,  Virginia. 

In  1852,  he  remored  to  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  a>  Rector  of  Christ  Church. 

In  l >.">-!.  he  remored  t"  Philadelphia,  and  became  B  I  the  Chi 

of  the  Epiphany — renewing,  in  a  higher  form,  the  oonnectioo  of  his 
childhood. 

In  gned  Ibia  charge:  a  new  body  was  formed,  called  "  T 

Church  of  the  Covenant," — •"and  he  was  their  minister  from  the  I 
•  mber,  1856,  to  the  time  of  his  departure." 

During  the  last  few  months  of  his  life,  he  was  particularly  active  and 
.1  in  the  Union  MuTDlOB,  at  Jayne's  Hall  and  elsewhere,  chart 
and  promotive  of  the   OllAT   Kt:vivw.     In  the  very  height  and 
happiness  of  this  spiritual  co-operation,  tidings  earns  from  his  country 
home  to  the  city,  that  he  had  suddenly  met  severe  bodily  harm.      His 
right   arm   had   been    caught   and   crushed    in  an   agricultural   machine. 
This   was   on    Tuesday,   April    13th,    1>5S.     On    Saturday   the  arm   wai 
amputated.     On    Monday    he   died.     On    Thur.-day    the    funeral-service-' 
eelebrated  at  Concert  Hall;   and  were  distinguished  by  the  partici- 
pation of  ministers  <<f  different  denominations. — Episcopal,  I're-liyterian, 
.  and  Baptist;  by  the  profound  and  weeping  sympathy  of 
a  most  crowded  auditory:   and  by  the  concurrent   solemnity  and  tender- 
ness of  multitudes  without,  unable  to  gain  admittance  and  yet  unwilling 
to  leave  the  precincts  hallowed  by  such  an  occasion.      The  remains  were 
removed,  for  the  Bight,  to  St.  Paul's  Church,  in  charge  of  a  committee 
appointed  by  the  Vestry  of  the  Church  of  the  Covenant:   and,  the  nc\: 
day nreyed  to  South  Bergen,  New   Jersey,  where  they  were  "  com- 
mitted to  the  dust." 

Seldom,  if  ever,  has  a  more  general  and  decided  impn  --ion  been  made 
by  the  death  of  any  young  minister  of  the  gospel  than  wai  made  by  thai 
of  Dudley  A.  Tyng.     Numberless  publications  hare  described  bis  noble 

character,  his   brare  example,  his   useful    influence:   and   now   his   D 
and  fame  are  part  of  the  common  and  precious  treasure  of  the  Church  of 
all  lain!-  and  a]  K.  M. 


Then  shall  be  said  the  APOSTLES'   CREED,    hy  the  Minister  and 

the  Feople — Standing: 

BELIEVE  in  God  the  Father  Almighty,  Maker  of  heaven 
and  earth : 

And  in  Jesus  Christ  his  only  Son  our  Lord;  Who  was  con- 
ceived by  the  Holy  Ghost,  Born  of  the  Virgin  Mary;  Suffered 
under  Pontius  Pilate,  Was  crucified,  dead,  and  buried;  He 
descended  into  Hell,  The  third  day  he  rose  from  the  dead; 
He  ascended  into  Heaven,  And  sitteth  on  the  right  hand  of 
God  the  Father  Almighty;  From  thence  he  shall  come  to 
judge  the  quick  and  the  dead. 

I  believe  in  the  Holy  Ghost;  the  holy  Catholic  Church, 
The  Communion  of  Saints;  The  Forgiveness  of  sins;  The 
Resurre&ion  of  the  body;  And  the  Life  everlasting.     Amen. 

Prayer-Book. 

10 


STAND  UP  FOR  JESUS! 


piling  tfharjjc 


OF 


Rev.    DUDLEY    A.    TYNG, 

COB  or  iur,  cniKcu  or  the  coyj.\am\ 

rUlLADLU'HlA,  M. 


"He  being  deal  yet  speaketh." — Hebrews  xi.  4. 


SHtc  (Christian. 


'•  In  very  deed  for  this  cause  have  I  raised  thee  up  [MADE  THEE 
STAND — Margin],  for  to  show  in  thee  my  power;  and  that  my  name 
may  be  declared  throughout  all  the  earth." — Exonrs  ix.  16.  [Accommo- 
dated, like  Mr.  Tyng'a  text.  eh.  x.  11.] 

"  God  giveth  to  a  man  that  is  good  in  his  sight,  wisdom,  and  know- 
ledge, and  joy." — Ecclesiastes  ii.  26. 

••  The  Lord  stood  with  me,  and  strengthened  me :  that  by  me  the 
preaching  might  be  fully  known." — 2  Timothy  iv.  17. 

UI  can  do  all  things  through  Christ  which  strengtheneth  me." — Pni- 

LIPPIANS  iv.  13. 

"  Strengthened  with  might  by  his  Spirit  in  the  inner  man." — EPHESIAHI 
iii.  1G. 

"  Strengthened  with  all  might,  according  to  his  glorious  power,  unto  all 
patience  and  long-suffering  with  joyfulness." — Colossians  i.  11. 

'•  Nevertheless,  man  being  in  honor  abideth  not." — Psalm  xlix.  12. 

'•  He  cometh  forth  like  a  flower,  and  is  cut  down." — Job  xiv.  2. 

"  According  to  the  greatness  of  thy  power,  preserve  thou  those  that  arc 
appointed  to  die." — Psalm  Ixxix.  11. 

"Christ  shall  be  magnified  in  my  body,  whether  it  be  by  life,  or  bj 
death.  For  to  me  to  live  is  Christ,  and  to  die  is  gain." — Pnii.iri-iAxs  i. 
20,21. 


'•'0  merciful  God.  and  heavenly  Father,  who  hast  taught  us  in  thy  holy 
Word  that  thou  dost  not  willingly  afflict  or  grieve  the  children  of  men  ; 
look  Avith  pity,  we  beseech  thee,  upon  the  sorrows  of  thy  servant,  for 
whom  our  prayers  are  desired.  In  thy  wisdom,  thou  hast  seen  fit  to  visit 
him  with  trouble,  and  to  bring  distress  upon  him.  Remember  him,  0 
Lord,  in  mercy:  sanctify  thy  fatherly  correction  to  him;  endue  his  soul 
with  patience  under  his  affliction,  and  with  resignation  to  thy  blessed  will : 
comfort  him  with  a  sense  of  thy  goodness;  lift  up  thy  countenance  upon 
him,  and  give  him  peace;  through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord.  Amen." 
— Book  op  Common  Prayer. 

12 


SThc  (Christian. 


Stand  up   for  Jesus  !    Strengthened   by  his  hand, 
Even  I,   though  young,   have   ventured   thus   to   ftand ; 
But,   foon  cut  down,   as  maim'd  and   faint  I  lie, 
Hear,   O   my   friends !    the  charge  with  which  I   die  :- 

Stand  up  for  Jesus ! 


The  nK.-t  wonderful  and  delightful  thing  to  me  in  the  whole  case 
was,  his  manifest  perfect  readiness  for  such  a  sudden  and  severe  Provi- 
dence.— K.  M. 

••  In  a  reference  to  the  manner  of  his  <>wn  death  he  said.  '  I  wish  to  say  in 

/  tdth  it.     I  bare  m 
fault  to  find  with  it.     I  say  it  emphatically.  /  have  no/amh  tojmd  icith  it. 
-ire  only  that  it  may  be  abundantly  sanctified  v<  01  all.'" — Cnn 

2  D 


mmutt. 


'•  A  father  of  the  fatherless,  and  a  judge  of  the  widows,  is  God  in 
his  holy  habitation." — Psalm  lxviii.  5. 

"  He  relieveth  the  fatherless  and  widow." — Psalm  cxlvi.  9. 

"He  will  establish  the  border  of  the  widow." — Proverbs  xv.  25. 

"  Leave  thy  fatherless  children,  I  will  preserve  them  alive ;  and  let  thy 
widows  trust  in  me." — Jeremiah  xlix.  11. 

"  Pure  religion,  and  undefiled  before  God  and  the  Father,  is  this :  To 
visit  the  fatherless  and  widows  in  their  affliction,  and  to  keep  himself 
unspotted  from  the  world." — James  i.  27. 


"  That  it  may  please  thee  to  defend,  and  provide  for,  the  fatherless 
children,  and  widows,  and  all  who  are  desolate  and  oppressed; 
"  We  beseech  thee  to  hear  us,  good  Lord." — Prayer-Book. 


"  One  stormy  night  in  winter,  about  a  year  ago,  when  the  snow  covered 
the  ground  to  a  considerable  depth,  he  started  to  go  to  his  home.  The 
marks  of  the  roads  were  obliterated.  He  stopped  upon  his  way  and 
bought  a  hatchet  and  hung  it  at  his  saddle-bow.  "With  this  he  cut  down 
the  fences  as  he  passed  on;  and  he  rested  not  in  his  determined  onward 
progress  until,  late  after  midnight,  he  was  folded  in  the  bosom  of  his 
family." — Rev.  Kingston  Goddard. 

"As  this  delirious  season  passed,  he  was  quiet,  and  with  a  very  happy 
expression  on  his  countenance,  with  his  eyes  closed,  was  speaking  to  his 
horse,  as  if  on  his  return  to  his  house." — Rev.  Dr.  S.  H.  Tvng.  One  of  the 
speakers  described  him  as  calling  his  horse,  or  horses,  by  name,  and 
hurrying  the  homeward  pace.    Such  little  incidents  illustrate  habits. — E.  M. 

"Often,  upon  this  platform  and  in  public  assemblies  elsewhere,  have  I 
heard  allusions  made  to  his  sweet  smile." — Rev.  K.  Goddard. 

"  He  turned  to  me,  with  the  sweetest  smile,  to  bid  me  farewell." — Rev. 
Dr.  S.  H.  Tyng. 

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3The  Jamilg. 


Stand  up  for  Jesus  !     Dear  ones  of  my  home  ! 
Who   made  me  slow   to   leave  and  swift   to   come 
Sweet  wife  and  children  !    gifts  of  Perfect  Love  ! 
Still,   as  you   catch  my  smile  from   climes  above, 

Stand  up  for  Jesus ! 


"  Oh,  hoir  rjf-nflo  he  wan  !  It  was  this  that  made  him  so  much  loved  at 
home. — ile  carried  into  his  own  home,  and  into  every  home  which  he 
entered,  the  sweet,  beautiful,  and  attractive  influences  of  his  own  loving 
ami  affectionate  heart." — Kkv.  K.  GtaDDARD. 

"  His  beautiful  private  add.  his  wife  and  the  different  members 

of  his  family,  and  particularly  to  eaoh  of  his  little  children,  who 
severally  brought  to  him  at  his  request,  and  to  whom  he  gave  separately 
afatl  onsels,  kiss,  and  bl<  le  each  of  them 

separately  '  good-night,1  I  cannot  h<  re  describe, — all  so  spiritual,  so  sweet, 
and  so  solemn."— Ray.  Hit.  B.  II.  Ti 

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Sfe  ^irftyr. 


'•  A  WISE  sou  inakcth  a  glad  father." — Proverbs  x.  1. 

"A  wise  son  hearctk  his  father's  instruction." — Proverbs  xiii.  1. 

"Hearken  unto  thy  father  that  begat  thee. — Buy  the  truth,  and  sell  it 
not;  also  wisdom,  and  instruction,  and  understanding.  The  father  of  the 
righteous  shall  greatly  rejoice,  and  he  that  begetteth  a  wise  child  shall 
have  joy  of  him." — Proverbs  xxiii.  22-24. 

"Whoso  lovcth  wisdoin,  rcjoiceth  his  father." — Proverbs  xxix.  3. 

"  The  father  to  the  children  shall  make  known  thy  truth." — Isaiah 
xxviii.  19. 

"  Wilt  thou  not  from  this  time  cry  unto  me,  My  father,  thou  art  the 
guide  of  my  youth  ?" — Jeremiah  iii.  4. 

"  Thank  God  that  there  was  ever  born  to  you,  my  brother,  (addressing 
Rev.  Dr.  Tyng,)  a  son  who  lived  and  died  in  this  community  like  this 
man." — Rev.  Jonx  Chambers. 

"  I  have  not  been  allowed  to  have  a  single  doubt  of  the  Lord's  gracious 
purpose,  or  of  the  certainty  of  his  accomplishing  unbounded  good  by  this 
dispensation.  I  am  ready  to  bow  down  at  his  feet  in  complete  submis- 
sion, and  say,  with  Abraham,  '  Here  I  am.'  " — '*  Ye  who  know  the  blessed- 
ness of  bowing  down  the  head  like  a  bulrush,  in  sweet  submission  before 
a  covenant  God,  alone  can  know  the  peaceful  repose  with  which  I  looked 
upon  that  dear  face — which  had  never  met  me  but  with  the  sweetest 
tenderness  of  filial  affection;  on  which  I  never  saw  a  single  frown,  or  a 
single  mark  of  rebellious  temper;  which,  for  years,  had  been  the  manly 
index  of  a  brother's  heart,  beaming  with  clear  intelligence  of  tho  things  of 
God,  as*  well  as  the  herald  of  a  tender,  loving  child ;  which  in  every  rela- 
tion had  been  the  joy  and  pride  of  my  heart — now  marked  with  the  seal 
of  death, — and  was  able  to  say,  with  Abraham,  in  my  poor  degree, '  Lord, 
here  I  am — be  it  unto  me  according  to  thy  word.'  " — "  And  though  he  was 
'  the  breath  of  my  nostrils,  the  anointed  of  the  Lord,'  under  whose  shadow 
I  had  hoped  to  pass  my  weary  age,  and  to  be  gathered  to  my  tomb  under 
his  tender  and  faithful  ministrations,  while  he  should  fill  after  me  the 
important  posts  of  duty  to  which  the  Lord  has  been  pleased  to  call  me, 
and  maintain  my  testimony  after  I  had  gone,  I  have  nothing  to  say : 
'  Good  is  the  word  of  the  Lord  that  he  hath  spoken.'  '  Bless  the  Lord,  0  my 
soul !  and  all  that  is  within  me,  bless  his  holy  name.' " — Rev.  Dr.  S.  II.  Tyng. 

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S"hc  father. 


Stand  up  for  Jesus  !     Thou,   my   honor'd  sire  ! 
Blest  with   the  heart  of  truth  and  tongue  of  fire; 
Whose  brave  example   taught  me  how  to  live, 
Take  from  my  lips  the  lesson  thine  fhould  give — 

Stand  up  for  Jesus' 


'•  lie  w.i?  asked  if  he  wished  to  send  any  messages  to  his  brethren  in  tho 
ministry  or  to  his  congregation.  lie  answered,  '  No4  Bon  :  I  am  too  much 
exhausted.'  He  reposed  in  silence  for  a  few  moments;  an  1  then  he  opened 
yes  with  a  very  elevated  expression,  and  said,  in  a  loud  and  distinct 
voice,  'Now,  father.  I  am  ready.  Fatiikk,  stand  up  ion  Jsauf,  Toll 
them,  Let  is  all  stand  DP  for  Jksts.  Let  us  all  stand  in  Chri-r  ] 
in  prayer;  accepted  in  Christ,  having  no  other  claims  than  hifl  righteous- 

.  that  Christ  maybe  glorified  forever.'    Then  again  he  sunk  iu  r 
and  quiet  for  a  season." — Cirn.n  OF  I'kaykh.  page  101. 

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&h<j  fflinistnr. 


"  One  is  your  Master,  even  Christ ;  and  all  ye  are  brethren." — Mat- 
thew xxiii.  8. 

"  How  beautiful  upon  the  mountains  are  the  feet  of  him  that  bringeth 
good  tidings,  that  publisheth  peace ;  that  bringeth  good  tidings  of  good, 
that  publisheth  salvation;  that  saith  unto  Zion,  Thy  God  reigneth  ! 
Thy  watchmen  shall  lift  up  the  voice;  with  the  voice  together  shall  they 
sing ;  for  they  shall  see  eye  to  eye,  when  the  Lord  shall  bring  again  Zion." 
— Isaiah  lii.  7,  8. 

"  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  STAXD  in  the  courts  of  the  Lord's  house,  and 
speak  unto  all  the  cities  of  Judah,  which  come  to  worship  in  the  Lord's 
house,  all  the  words  that  I  command  thee  to  speak  unto  them;  diminish 
not  a  word." — Jeremiah  xxvi.  2. 

"Go,  STAXD  and  speak  in  the  temple  to  the  people  ALL  the  words  of 
this  life."— Acts  v.  20. 

"Behold,  the  men  whom  ye  put  in  prison  are  standing  in  the  temple, 
and  teaching  the  people." — Acts  v.  25. 

"We  ought  to  obey  God,  rather  than  men." — Acts  v.  29. 

"  STAXD  FAST  in  one  spirit,  with  one  mind,  striving  together  for  the 
faith  of  the  gospel :  and  in  nothing  terrified  by  your  adversaries  :  which 
is  to  them  an  evident  token  of  perdition,  but  to  you  of  salvation,  and  that 
of  God.  For  unto  you  it  is  given  in  the  behalf  of  Christ,  not  only  to 
believe  on  him,  but  also  to  suffer  for  his  sake." — Philippians  i.  27-29. 

"  "Watch  ye,  stand  fast  in  the  faith,  quit  you  like  men,  be  strong." — 
1  Corinthians  xvi.  13. 

"  Wherefore,  take  unto  you  the  whole  armor  of  God,  that  ye  may  be 
able  to  withstand  in  the  evil  da}-,  and,  having  done  all,  [or,  overcome] 
to  stand.     STAXD  THEREFORE."— Ephesians  vi.  13,  14. 

"We  preach  Christ  crucified." — 1  Corinthians  i.  23. 

"  We  are  ambassadors  for  Christ." — 2  Corinthians  v.  20. 

u  Christ  is  all,  aud  in  all." — Colossians  iii.  11. 


&hc  Utimstrg. 


Stand  up  for  Jesus  !      All  who  lead  His  host ! 
Crown'd  with  the  splendors  of  the  Holy  Ghost ! 
Shrink  from   no   foe,   to   no   temptation  yield, 
Urge  on   the   triumphs  of  this  glorious  field — 

Stand  up  for  Jesus. 


-:anding  behind  our  message,  humbling  ourselves,  we  must  glory 
only  in  exalting  our  Lord.  Christ  crucified — Christ  in  his  atoning  sacri- 
fice— Christ  in  his  ever-living  intercession  for  all  believers — Christ  in  the 
frceness  and  fulness  of  his  saving  grace — so  shall  we  make  proof  of  our 
ministry,  and  God  will  be  glorified  in  us  and  cur  work.  The  Lord  help 
us  all  to  follow  the  bright  path  of  our  departed  brother,  as  he  followed 
Jesus,  remembering  his  dying  message  to  us — •Stand  up  for  Jests' — 
till  our  time  comes  to  go  away,  and  then  may  we  all  a  here  he  is — 

with  Christ  in  glory." — Bishop  M<  Ti.vaink. 

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Church  of  th<[  fljioiujnant. 


u  They  shall  ask  the  way  to  Zion,  with  their  faces  thitherward,  saying, 
Come,  and  let  us  join  ourselves  to  the  Lord  in  a  perpetual  covenant 
that  shall  not  be  forgotten." — Jeremiah  1.  5. 

"  Now  the  God  of  peace,  that  brought  again  from  the  dead  our  Lord 
Jesus  Christ,  that  great  Shepherd  of  the  sheep,  through  the  blood  of  the 
everlasting  covenant,  make  you  perfect  in  every  good  work  to  do  his 
will,  working  in  you  that  which  is  well-pleasing  in  his  sight,  through 
Jesus  Christ ;  to  whom  bo  glory  for  ever  and  ever.  Amen." — Hebrews 
xiii.  20,  21. 

"And  all  the  people  stood  to  the  covenant." — 2  Kings  xxiii.  3. 

"Be  ye  mindful  always  of  his  covenant,  the  word  which  ho  commanded 
to  a  thousand  generations." — 1  Chronicles  xvi.  15. 

"And  they  entered  into  a  covenant,  to  seek  the  Lord  God  of  their 
fathers  with  all  their  heart  and  with  all  their  soul." — 2  Chronicles  xv.  12. 

"  Know  therefore  that  the  Lord  thy  God,  he  is  God,  the  faithful  God, 
which  keepeth  covenant  and  mercy  with  them  that  love  him  and  keep  his 
commandments,  to  a  thousand  generations." — Deuteronomy  vii.  9. 

"  Keep  therefore  the  words  of  this  covenant,  and  do  them,  that  ye  may 
prosper  in  all  that  ye  do." — Deuteronomy  xxix.  9. 

"  All  the  paths  of  the  Lord  arc  mercy  and  truth  unto  such  as  keep  his 
covenant  and  his  testimonies." — Psalm  xxv.  10. 

"He  will  ever  be  mindful  of  his  covenant." — Psalm  cxi.  5. 


"  0  God,  Holy  Ghost,  Sanctifier  of  the  Faithful,  visit,  wo  pray  thee,  this 
Congregation  with  thy  love  and  favor;  enlighten  their  minds  more  and 
more  with  the  light  of  the  everlasting  Gospel;  graft  in  their  hearts  a  love 
of  the  truth;  increase  in  them  true  religion;  nourish  them  with  all  good- 
ness ;  and  of  thy  great  mercy  keep  them  in  the  same,  0  blessed  Spirit, 
whom,  with  the  Father  and  the  Son  together,  we  worship  and  glorify  as 
one  God,  world  without  end.     Amen." — Prayer-Book. 

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(Standi  of  the  (f  oratant 


(concert  hall.) 


Stand  up  for  Jesus  !     Ye,  with  whom  I  stood 
In  purer,   stronger  bonds   than   those  of  blood  : 
Church  of  the  Covenant  !    favor'd,   firm,   and   true, 
Remember  Him   to  whom  all   thanks  are  due — 

Stand  up   for  Jesus ! 


"  ITcro  multitudes  heard  the  gospel  at  his  lips.  lie  was  forming  rapidly 
around  him  a  Btrong  baud  of  earnest  Christians  to  work  with  him  for  Christ. 
Many  here  were  added  unto  the  Lord,  under  his  faithful  ministry." — 

Bishop  M<  Ilvaim;. 

•  r,  I  imnt  to  tend  "  metcagi  to  my  church.    I  love  the  princi- 

vhich  it  has  been  founded;   I  want  to  sec  those  princi; 

bli.-hed  in   the  church:    I  want  to  ?cc  men  gathered  into  the  church  on 

those  principles,  such  as  shall  1  1.      I    wish  my  people  to  go  on 

•u.-ly  and  unitedly,  and  establish  that  church  for  the  glory  of  Chri.-t 

forever.      TtU  them  no."—  Hi: v.  I>i:.  B.  EL  TtHO. 


ggmmg  gften's  Christian  Jlssoriation. 

"Be  strong,  and  quit  yourselves  like  men." — 1  Samuel  iv.  9. 

"  "Wherewithal  shall  a  young  man  cleanse  his  way  ?     By  taking  heed 

THERETO  ACCORDING  TO  THY  WORD." PSALM  CXix.  9. 

"My  son,  hear  the  instruction  of  thy  father,  and  forsake  not  the  law 
of  thy  mother  :  for  they  shall  be  an  ornament  of  grace  unto  thy  head,  and 
chains  about  thy  neck.  My  son,  if  sinners  entice  thee,  consent  thou  not." 
Proverbs  i.  8-10. 

u  My  son,  forget  not  m}'  law ;  but  let  thine  heart  keep  my  command- 
ments :  for  length  of  days,  and  long  life,  and  peace,  shall  they  add  to 
thee." — Proverbs  ii.  1,  2. 

"  My  son,  despise  not  the  chastening  of  the  Lord  ;  neither  be  weary  of 
his  correction  :  for  whom  the  Lord  loveth  he  correcteth,  even  as  a  father 
the  son  in  whom  he  dclighteth." — Proverbs  ii.  11,  12. 

"  I  love  them  that  love  me ;  and  those  that  seek  me  early  shall  find 
me." — Proverbs  viii.  17. 

"  The  fear  of  the  Lord  is  the  instruction  of  wisdom ;  and  before  honor 
is  humility." — Proverbs  xv.  33. 

'•  A  foolish  son  is  a  grief  to  his  father,  and  bitterness  to  him  that  bare 
him." — Proverbs  xvii.  25. 

"  The  glory  of  young  men  is  their  strength." — Proverbs  xx.  29. 

"Young  men  also  exhort  to  be  sober-minded." — Titus  ii.  6. 

"  I  have  written  unto  you,  young  men,  because  ye  are  strong,  and  the 
word  of  God  abideth  in  you,  and  ye  have  overcome  the  wicked  one." — 
1  John  i.  14. 

"Stand  up  for  Jesus  !" — These  words  "came  forth  from  the  scene  of 
his  last  struggle,  amid  the  deeply  affecting  circumstances  in  which  they 
were  uttered,  with  an  appeal  to  which  the  hardest  heart  could  scarcely  be 
found  insensible. — The  tears  of  the  Church  Universal  will  hallow  the 
grave  of  the  departed." — Boston  Courier. 

"  In  the  name  of  my  Maker,  and  standing  as  it  were  over  the  body  of 
my  departed  brother,  I  repeat  this  night  his  dying  commission  to  you, — 
•  Lift  up  Jesus  /' " — Rev.  K.  Goddard. 

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gmmjg  $Unf%  Christian  Association:. 


Stand  up  for  Jesus  !     Listeners  to   that  word — * 
"  Ve  that  are  men,  go  now  and  serve  the  Lord  !" 
Only   to  serve  in  heaven,   on  earth  I  fall ; 
Ye  who   remain,   ftill   hear  your  comrade's  call — 

Stand  up  for  Jesus ! 


••Yorvr,  Mrv's  Christian  Association. — Our  departed  brother  took 
the  deep  art  interest  in  its  welfare,  and  lent  his  talents  and  his  time  to 
promote  the  objects  fur  which  it  has  been  formed.  There  were,  also, 
certain  peculiar  circumstances  connected  with  his  death,  which,  it  seems 
to  me,  have,  in  the  providence  of  God,  linked  his  memory  Lddissolubly 
with  the  history  of  this  Association  :  so  that  as  long  as  it  shall  hold  its 
rank  among  the  benevolent  institutions  of  our  city,  his  life  and  his  death 
shall  be  as  intimately  :i  i  with  it  as  were  the  life  and  death  of 

h  with  the  people  of  God  in  the  land  of  their  bondage." — lir.v.  K. 
Goddark. 

*  F.x  -is  x.  11 — Mr.  1  xt  on  occasion  of  preaching  to  t li«-  tli 

young  men  at  Jayne's  Hall,  as  r  1  above. 


a>hi>  |jdjT  Chuiidt  SlnirqsaL 


*  Let  there  be  no  strife,  I  pray  thee — for  we  be  brethren." — Genesis 
xiii.  8. 

"See  that  ye  fall  not  out  by  the  way." — Genesis  xlv.  24. 

"  Behold,  how  good  and  how  pleasant  it  is  for  brethren  to  dwell 
together  in  unity." — Psalm  cxxxiii.  1. 

"  I  will  give  them  one  heart,  and  one  way,  that  they  may  fear  mo  for- 
ever, for  the  good  of  them,  and  of  their  children  after  them." — Jeremiah 
xxxii.  39. 

"By  this  shall  all  men  know  that  ye  are  my  disciples,  if  ye  have  love 
one  to  another." — John  xiii.  35. 

"  I  pray  for  them — that  they  may  be  one,  as  we  arc." — John  xvii.  9-11. 

"  Neither  pray  I  for  these  alone,  but  for  them  also  which  shall  believe 
on  me  through  their  word;  that  they  all  may  bo  one;  as  thou,  Father, 
art  in  me,  and  I  in  thee,  that  they  also  may  be  one  in  us ;  that  the  world 
may  believe  that  thou  hast  sent  me." — John  xvii.  20,  21. 

"  And  the  multitude  of  them  that  believed  were  of  one  heart  and  of  one 
soul." — Acts  iv.  32. 

"  Now  I  beseech  you,  brethren,  by  the  name  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ, 
that  ye  all  speak  the  same  thing,  and  that  there  be  no  divisions  among 
you." — 1  Corinthians  i.  10. 

"Be  of  one  mind,  live  in  peace." — 2  Corinthians  xiii.  11. 

"  Christ  also  loved  the  Church,  and  gave  himself  for  it." — Ephesians 
v.  25. 

"  Endeavoring  to  keep  the  unity  of  the  Spirit,  in  the  bond  of  peace." — 
Ephesians  iv.  3. 


"More  especially  we  pray  for  thy  Holy  Church  Universal;  that  it 
may  be  so  guided  and  governed  by  thy  good  Spirit,  that  all  who  profess 
and  call  themselves  Christians  may  be  led  into  the  way  of  truth,  and  hold 
the  faith  in  unity  of  spirit,  in  the  bond  of  peace,  and  in  righteousness  of 
life." — Prayer-Book. 

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SThc  i)otn  (fhurrh  JBttiwtsaL 


Stand  up  for  Jesus  !      Yc  of  every  name, 
All  one  in  prayer   and  all  with  praise  a-flame 
Forget  the  sad  eftrangements  of  the  past, 
With  one  consent,   in  love  and  peace  at  last, 

Stand  up  for  Jesus! 


"Oh!    how  the  neighborhood  of  death   puts  out  of  sight  the  minor 
differences  of  brethren  in  Christ!" — Bishop  McIltadts. 


ich  a  sight,  perhaps,  was  never  known  before;  but,  through  the 
example  thai  set,  may  be  looked  for  often  in  the  brighter  future." — Me- 
morial, page  42. 


-Referring  to  the  union  at  the  funeral. 


'•  His  spirit  of  Christian  liberality  shone  out  in  all  his  sermons  and 
public  addresses ;  and  it  was  not  difficult  to  discover  that  the  object  held 
dearest  to  his  heart — save  only  the  conversion  of  souls — was  to  see  a  more 
fraternal  spirit  cultivated  among  all  denominations  of  Christians." — Me- 
morial, page  5. 

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3%4  Pothole  Simian  Jlac*. 


••  STAND  UP,  and  bless  the  Lord  your  God  for  ever;  and  blessed  be 
thy  glorious  name,  which  is  exalted  above  all  blessing  and  praise.  Thou, 
even  thou,  art  Lord  alone  ;  thou  hast  made  heaven,  the  heaven  of  heavens, 
with  all  their  host,  the  earth,  and  all  things  that  are  therein,  the  seas,  and 
all  that  is  therein,  and  thou  preservest  them  all ;  and  the  host  of  heaven 
worshippeth  thee." — Nehemiah  ix.  5,  6. 

"The  Lord  hath  made  bare  his  holy  arm  in  the  eyes  of  all  the  nations; 
and  all  the  ends  of  the  earth  shall  see  the  salvation  of  our  God." — Isaiaii 
Hi.  10. 

"I  saw  in  the  night  visions,  and,  behold,  one  like  the  Son  of  man  came 
with  the  clouds  of  heaven,  and  came  to  the  Ancient  of  days,  and  they 
brought  him  near  before  him.  And  there  was  given  him  dominion,  and 
glory,  and  a  kingdom,  that  all  people,  nations,  and  languages  should 
serve  him  :  his  dominion  is  an  everlasting  dominion,  which  shall  not  pass 
away,  and  his  kingdom  that  which  shall  not  be  destroyed." — Daniel 
vii.  13.  14. 

"And  other  sheep  I  have,  which  are  not  of  this  fold  :  them  also  I  must 
bring,  and  they  shall  hear  my  voice;  and  there  shall  be  one  fold  [one 
flock]  and  one  shepherd." — Joh.v  x.  16. 

"And  I,  if  I  be  lifted  up,  will  draw  all  men  unto  me." — John  xii.  32. 

"Therefore,  being  by  the  right  hand  of  God  exalted,  and  having 
received  of  the  Father  the  promise  of  the  Holy  Ghost,  he  hath  shed  forth 
this  which  ye  see  and  hear." — Acts  ii.  33. 

"But  he,  being  full  of  the  Holy  Ghost,  looked  up  steadfastly  into 
heaven,  and  saw  the  glory  of  God,  and  Jesus  standing  on  the  right  hand 
of  God :  and  said,  Behold,  I  see  the  heavens  opened,  and  the  Son  of  man 
standing  on  the  right  hand  of  God." — Acts  vii.  55,  56. 

God  "  hath  made  of  one  blood  all  nations  of  men,  for  to  dwell  on  all 
the  face  of  the  earth;  and  hath  determined  the  times  before  appointed, 
and  the  bounds  of  their  habitation;  that  they  should  seek  the  Lord." — 
Acts  xvii.  26,  27. 


"  That  it  may  please  thee  to  give  to  all  nations  unity,  peace,  and  concord; 
"  lUe  beseech  thee  to  hear  us,  good  Lord." — PrayeR-Book. 
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J"  he  uathote  |  urn  an  ihec. 


Stand  up  for  Jesus  !      Lo  !    at   God's  right  hand 
Jesus  himself  for  us  delights  to   ftand  ! 
Let  saints  and  sinners  wonder  at  His  grace  : 
Let  Jews  and  Gentiles  join,  and  all  our  race 

Stand  up  for  Jesus. 


'•  WVMWOU  God  also  hath  highly  exalted  him.  and  given  him  a  name 
which  is  above  even  name  :   that  at  the  name  of  very  knee  .-hoold 

bow,  of  things  in  heaven,  and  things  in  earth,  and  things  under  the  earth  ; 
and  that  every  toagne  should  eoafeM  that  Jenu  Christ  u  Lord,  to  the 
glory  of  God  the  Father." — Piin.irri ans  ii.  1  • — 1 1 . 


wOG  .  •  ■  I  reator  and  Preserver  of  all  mankind,  we  hnmhlv  hesecch 
thee  for  all  ports  and  conditions  of  men  :  that  thou  would*!  he  pleased  to 
make  th;.  ksown  unto  them,  thy  saving  health  unto  all  nation.-. "— 

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or'iftn  gears  Old. 

r    FOR    .11"  NE    4. 


*•  Then  sail  the  Jews  unto  him.  Thou  art  not  yet  fifty  J9K  and 

•   >  :i  A1  raha:  in  viii. 

N    r  far  from  fifty  !     So,  it  seems,  they  thought  : 
And  yet  few  more  than  thirty  had  gone  by 
Since  o'er  Thy  birth  the  still  ami  starry  sky 

FilTd,  thrill' d,  with  glory-music,  angel-brought, 

Ami  earth-enchanting.     When  the  shepherds  sought 
Thy  baby-bed,  and  found  Thy  smile  and  voice 
More  fair  and  than  all  of  heaven  :  k*  Rejoice  !' 

They   might   have   sung — "For   Thee  all   time   hath 
wrought, 

All  hath  treasured,  bliss!     Thy  course  foretold. 

Thy  lii>>.  Thine  eyes.  sighs,  tears,  >hall  never  know  !'' 
And  yet.  0  Christ  !  Thy  manhood  bent  below 

I  )  ::  sins,  and  in  Thy  youth  men  thought  Thee  old  ! 
I.  tl.  fi:':y.  -till  much  older  Beem: 

I ».  sinl(  as  Saviour  ful  me  redeem  ! 

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8Jh*  dteistenge  of  (Both 


We  need  not  soar  above  the  skies, 

Leave  suns  and  stars  below, 
And  seek  Thee  with  unclouded  eyes, 

In  all  that  angels  know : 
The  very  breath  we  here  inhale, 

The  pulse  in  every  heart, 
Attest,  with  force  that  cannot  fail, 

Thou  art— 0  God  !     Thou  art ! 

If,  'midst  the  ever-during  songs 

Of  universal  joy, — 
The  chime  of  worlds  and  chant  of  tongues, — 

The  praise  that  we  employ, 
May  breathe  its  music  in  thine  ear, 

Its  meaning  in  thy  heart ; 
Our  glad  confession  deign  to  hear, 

Thou  art— 0  God  !     Thou  art ! 


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(The  olnitn  of  fluid. 

Whbn  God — neglected  or  denied — 

From  ancient  tribes  withdrew  his  grace, 
How  soon  the  erring  myriads  strove 

With  phantom  forms  to  fill  his  place  ! 

On  every  hill,  by  every  stream, 

All  homes  within,  all  waysides  near, 

The  hallow'd  idols  senseless  stood, 

The  helpless  suppliants  bow'd  with  fear. 

With  gods  for  every  foot  of  land 
And  every  pulse  of  passing  time, 

In  life  no  soothing  peace  they  found, 
In  death,  no  heavenly  hope  sublime. 

0  Thou,  the  true  and  living  God  ! 

Maker  of  all  above — below  ; 
Eternal — self-existent  One  ! 

How  blest  are  we  Thy  name  to  know ! 

One  God — enlighten'd  faith  adores; 

One  God — harmonious  nature  cries  ; 
One  God — our  common  Sire  and  Lord, 

The  brotherhood  of  mind  replies. 

To  Thee — Supreme  ! — to  thee  alone, 
Be  hymns  of  highest  glory  sung  ; 

The  source  of  joy  to  every  heart, 

The  theme  of  praise  to  every  tongue. 


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&hc  Sruth  of  6od. 


Can  truth  divine  fulfilment  fail  ? 

Sooner  shall  star-crown'd  nature  die  ! 
Truth  is  the  very  breath  of  God — 

Part  of  His  own  eternity  ! 

Earth's  every  pulse  may  cease  to  flow, 
And  every  voice  be  heard  no  more ; 

The  forest  crumble  on  the  mount — 
The  sea  corrupt  upon  the  shore ; 

The  moon's  supply  of  light  expire, 
The  sun  itself  grow  dense  with  gloom, 

And  fairer  systems,  sphered  afar, 
Dissolving,  own  the  common  doom. 

But  long  as  stands  Jehovah's  throne, 
Long  as  His  being  shall  endure ; 

So  long  the  truth  His  lips  proclaim 
Remains  inviolably  sure. 


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81u  iTnic  liffugc. 


Thy  Goodness  is  my  refuge,  Lord ! 

Here  let  me  ever  rest  : 
I  feel  the  Spirit  of  Th}T  word — 

Thou  wiliest  what  is  best ! 

Thy  Knowledge  is  my  refuge,  Lord ! 

Here  let  me  ever  rest  : 
I  feel  the  Spirit  of  Thy  word — 

Thou  knowest  what  is  best ! 

Thy  Wisdom  is  my  refuge,  Lord ! 

Here  let  me  ever  rest : 
I  feel  the  Spirit  of  Thy  word — 

Thou  choosest  what  is  best ! 

Thy  Tower  completes  my  refuge,  Lord  ! 

Here  let  me  ever  rest : 
I  feel  the  Spirit  of  Thy  word — 

Thou  doest  what  is  best ! 

Thou  art  our  Perfect  Refuge,  Lord ! 

Here  let  creation  rest  : 
Charm'd  by  the  Spirit  of  Thy  word — 

God's  ways  are  always  best ! 


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(pqisfa  §8g  of  jJoircr. 

LLLUSIOH   TO   THK    110th    PSALM.) 


Thy  (lay  of  power  has  come  ! 
This  holy  dawn  divine  ! 
And  Zion's  hills,  renew'd  in  youth, 
With  dews  of  beauty  shine. 

Now  may  the  promised  grace 
Be  fully  shed  abroad ; 
And  all  thy  willing  people  haste 
To  do  the  will  of  God ! 

The  Father  wills  that  Thou, 
Exalted  at  His  side, 
Our  only  Prophet,  Priest,  and  King, 
Forever  shalt  abide  : — 

That  all  who  love  Thy  name 
One  Brotherhood  shall  be ; 
Kept  by  the  standard  of  Thy  word 
From  all  divisions  free  : — 

That  all  Thy  foes  shall  bow 
Submissive  at  Thy  feet ; 
And  heaven  and  earth,  with  one  accord, 
Thy  perfect  empire  greet ! 

Let  Jews  and  Gentiles  cry — 
Amen  !   God's  will  be  done  ! 
Jesus  !  who  died  upon  the  Cross, 
We  hail  Thee  on  Thy  Throne  ! 


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uihc  I'ord'.'i  poor. 


'•  Inasmuch    as   ye   have   dune   it    unto   one   of  the   ha-t   of  these    my 
brethren,  ye  haw  done  it  onto  me." — Mattiik.w  x.w.  40. 

MbtHOUQHT  I  saw  the  Son  of  God  ! — 

The  thorns  still  red,  the  nail-prints  fresh  : 
His  patient  look  betray'd  a  pain 

Sharper  than  all  that  thrill' d  His  flesh. 

0  Buffering,  saving  Lord  of  Love  ! — 

Warm  from  my  heart  the  language  came, — 

(     uUTst  Thou  forsake  the  Throne  of  Heaven. 
To  bear,  on  earth,  such  woe  and  shame  ? 

Thine  own  creation  knew  Thee  not ; 

Thy  chosen  cried — Away  !  away  ! 
"But  all  the  ardor  of  my  soul 

Entreats  Thee,  Master — stay,  oh,  stay  ! 

I'll  soothe  Thy  griefs,  I'll  heal  Thy  wounds, 
With  trembling  joy  Thy  brow  unbind  ; 

Gentile  and  Jew  from  me  shall  learn 
The  common  duty  of  mankind  ! 

Lo  !  crown'd  with  glory — changed,  He  stood  ! 

Sun-like  the  radiant  bosom-scar, — 
His  hands  the  orb  and  sceptre  bore, — 

And  shone  on  either  foot  a  star  ! 


How  sunk  my  heart  !  ashamed  to  know 
I  could  not  bless  the  Lord  of  all  ; 

When,  suddenly  and  silently, 

A  pale  group  came,  at  Jesus'  call. 

Pointing  to  them — with  smiles,  He  rose  ! 

But  rising  said,  Disciple  !  see : 
Though  I  depart,  the  poor  remain : 

Kindness  to  them  is  love  to  me! 


Communion  tnth  (601L 


0  Infinitely  Perfect  One  I 
What  consciousness  is  Thine  ! 

How  different  from  the  wondering  awe 
That  oft  oppresses  mine  ! 

My  nature  is  a  living  point, 

Round  which  the  dead  worlds  roll : 

The  space,  that  circles  all  their  range, 
Concentres  in  my  soul. 

My  nature  is  a  living  point, 

Round  which  the  dead  years  roll : 

The  time,  that  circles  all  their  range, 
Concentres  in  my  soul. 


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My  nature  ia  ■  living  point, 

Round  which  the  faith-realms  roll  : 
Their  Bpaceless,  timeless,  Bpirit-rang 

Concentres  in  niv  BOul. 

Could  I  those  amplitudes  explore. 

This  pressure  might  depart  : 
But,  here  confined,  their  mysteries 

Lie  heavy  on  my  heart. 

When  from  this  point  I  look  abroad, 

Space  seems  too  vast  for  me: 
And  time — inexplicably  sad; 

And  faith — like  vanity. 

Yet  am  I  but  a  floating  film. 
Reflecting  sea  and  Bhore  *.' 

Then,  breaking  with  the  stranded  wave. 

Eternally  no  more  : 

Surely  my  anxious  consciou-h 

Claims  some  diviner  state : 
"Fear  not !" — methinki  I  hear  Thee  say — 

11  Be  humblr,  child,  and  wait!" 

And  wait  I  will!     Still  let  the  worlds 

All  round  and  round  me  roll — 
Light,  motion,  music,  from  all  space, 

Still  pour  into  my  soul. 

Let  siii-  and  ills  of  all  time,  past 

And  present,  pain  me  still : 
And  faith-realm-  hide,  unseen,  unheard  : 
Yet — humbly  wait  I  will  ! 

i»  i 


Let  even  death  eclipse  the  scene, 
Still,  while  one  raj  is  left — 

Until  the  darkness  be  complete — 
I  shall  not  be  bereft. 

Nor  then  ! — for  life  is  all  eclipse, 
And  death  is  but  its  height : 

Then  comes  the  oblivion  of  the  shade 
In  everlasting  light. 

Then  shall  my  consciousness  expand, 

Till  it  resemble  Thine  : 
And,  like  my  blessed  Saviour,  "  all 

The  Father  hath"  be  mine. 

0  Infinitely  Perfect  One  ! 

What  consciousness  is  Thine  ! 
How  different  from  the  wondering  awe 

That  now  oppresses  mine ! 

Thy  nature  is  the  living  whole  ! 

All  I  believe  and  see, — 
All  space,  all  time,  all  worlds,  all  life,- 

Are  only  points  to  Thee ! 

In  thy  serene  immensity 

All  mysteries  are  clear  : 
And  every  breath  at  once  reveals 

Its  meaning  in  Thine  ear. 

And  it  may  be,  Thou  knowest  not  one 

Of  all  the  worlds  in  space, 
Save  this,  where  sin  and  death  obscure 

The  glorious  reign  of  grace. 


*■ 


And  it  may  be,  the  lesson  here 
I  lontemplates  Buch  avail, 

That  love  itself  weald  weep  to  see 
Its  consummation  tail. 

So,  let  me  humbly,  calmly  wait, 

Till  all  this  life  has. flown: 
Then  shall  I  see  as  I  am  seen, 
And  know  as  I  am  known  ! 


m  itM*. 


Heedless  of  all  inferior  claims  of  power, 
Infallible  authority  I  seek  ; 
Authority  Divine  ;  reveal'*!  in  form 
Thai  Sense  may  witness. 


"Where  can  this  be  found  : 
Tell,  boasting  sages  !   where?     That  such  exists, 
Pale  reason,  faint  with  straying,  fondly  hopes; 
And  conseience  warrants. 

Sadly  may  the  SOul 
Commune  with  nature;  question  wind-  and  waves, 
Woodlands,  and  wastes,  and  haunts  of  busy  men. 
In  darkness  and  in  sunshine  ;  all  is  vain  : 
Nor  multitude  nor  solitude  instroc 


No  radiant  lines  on  earth's  expanse  display 
This  priceless  lore.     The  meadow's  moisten'd  mould. 
Soft  with  bloom-sprinkled  growth  of  fadeless  green. 
And  dark  with  fragrant  wings  of  flocking  airs, 
Is  blank  and  void.     The  mountain's  rocky  peak. 
Alone  because  of  height,  still,  pure,  and  cold  ; 
Bright  challenge  to  an  empire's  farthest  gaze  : 
"What  is  it,  but  a  nameless  monument  ? — 
An  unmark'd  altar,  bathed  with  holiest  dews, 
Hung,  morn  and  eve,  with  shrine  of  rose  and  gold, 
But  served  by  seraphs  none  may  see  or  hear. 

The  ample  sky  in  cloudless  glory  shines : 
Grand,  with  its  solar  orb  in  central  pomp  ; 
Rich,  with  its  fulness  of  remotest  stars  ; 
Or  beauteous  with  the  pale  and  smiling  moon, 
"Watching,  with  matron  love,  the  sleeping  sphere. 
But  all  the  golden  urns  that  bless  the  eye 
With  streaming  lustre,  leave  the  spirit  dark. 

The  early  angels  feel  supreme  constraint : 
No  plume  enchants  the  dawn  ;  and  not  a  tone 
Charms  the  bland  quiet  of  the  sunset  air. 
The  prophets  long  have  fail'd  to  lift  their  voice, 
Seal'd  in  the  silence  of  forgotten  tombs ; 
The  once-rejected  Son  is  now  enthroned ; 
Inspired  apostles  walk  the  world  no  more ; 
No  more  the  Spirit,  in  the  inward  ear 
Of  souls  that  burn  with  rapture,  breathes  its  fire — 
Quick  thoughts  in  living  language;  silent,  all 
Old  oracles ;  all  silent  earth  and  heaven. 

The  Sire  himself  is  mute  ;  nor  day  nor  night, 
In  crowded  city  or  in  lonely  glen, 


■u 


By  one  or  millions  is  His  atterance  known. 
'Tis  most  profoundly  solemn — this  repose 
Of  our  Creator  !     All  things  vocal  round, 
Only  in  Him  alive!     Himself  alone, 
Unheard!  unheard!  Our  Father's  voice  unheard! 

Where  then  shall  man  resort?     Where  find  the  law. 
Supreme  and  universal  ?     One  to  rule, 
Though  violated  all  on  earth  beside. 

Behold  I  a  Book  !  the  Bible  !  Book  of  Books  ! 
Take — read — and  think.   But  hold  with  reverent  hand  ; 
Regard  with  reverent  ere  :   with  reverent  mind, 
Receive  its  truth.     Then  press  it  to  thy  heart, 
Indulge  thy  grateful  love,  and,  falling  prone 
Before  the  Essential  Presence,  bless  His  name — 
Praise,  ever  praise  for  this  excelling  gift  ! 

I  muse  and  am  amazed.     Books,  countless  books, 
Countless  as  sands,  and  leaves,  and  flowers,  and  stars ; 
Yet  here  is  one  to  which  all  else  must  yield, 
As  gems  unto  the  sun — the  Book  of  God  ! 
Genius  draws  near,  ashamed;  and  learning  sighs, 
Smitten  with  conscious  folly. 

Man  may  blow 
A  bubble — breath  divine  creates  a  world. 
And  yet  the  difference  here  is  greater  still; 
And  it  were  better  to  destroy  a  world 
To  save  a  bubble,  than  destroy  this  book, 
And  let  crown'd  science  reign  from  pole  to  pole. 


£uiuIai}-§rhool  ipm. 

If,  while  the  Jewish  ages 

Still  added  to  the  Word ; 
Kings,  Prophets,  Priests  and  Sages, 

Look'd  vainly  for  the  Lord  : — 
How  blest  are  we,  to  know  Him 

So  early  in  our  youth  ! 
How  gladly  should  we  show  Him 

Our  love,  in  deed  and  truth  ! 

If,  when  He  came  from  glory, 

The  angels  flew  to  sing 
Redemption's  opening  story — 

The  Birth-Day  of  the  King  :— 
Well  we  may  lift  our  voices, 

Rememb'ring  how  He  died; 
While  every  heart  rejoices 

To  praise  the  Crucified  ! 

If  all  who  ever  sought  Him, 

Have  had  their  sins  forgiven ; 
And  even  children,  brought  Him, 

Are  welcomed  home  to  heaven  : 
Look — look  we  all  above  us, 

And  lift  our  hymn  on  high ; 
For  He  who  so  doth  love  us 

Is  smiling  from  the  sky  ! 


4., 


O'hcerful  (hrattttidc. 

I    li  ^  viv    FOB    Tin     ::i  \  I  \  A  I  .  ; 


Lori>  !  we  thank  Thee,  that  the  Bhining 
Of  Thy  face  is  not  declining : 

That  the  breathing  of  Thy  blessing 
Still  our  heart-strings  is         asing: 

So  to  prove  Thee, 
So  to  love  Th<    . 
Oh,  'tis  heaven  on  earth  ng! 

Still  Thy  people  are  reviving, 
Sinners  -till  for  pardon  striving; 
Still  Thy  Spirit  keeps  in  motion, 
On  the  land  and  on  the  ocean  : 

Happy  e     son! 

Oh,  "what  reason 
Find  we  now  for  full  devotion  ! 

■  her  !   Spirit  !  leave  us  never  ! 
Jesus  !  help  us,  now  and  ever  ! 
Brethren  !   keep  from  worldly  straying, 
Onward  march  without  delaying, 
Lift  the  Banner  ! 
Shoot  Ilosanna  ! 
Upward  pressing,  praising,  praying! 


Christian  Union. 


"  My  life-long  power  and  effort  have  been  in  labors  that  all  the 
people  of  Christ  might  be  one.  In  nothing  did  I  love  the  unity  of  my 
dear  boy  with  me,  so  much  as  in  his  solemn,  cordial  purpose  to  work 
with  me  in  this  great  line  of  Christian  duty." — Rev.  De.  S.  H.  Tyng. 

"  We  may  come  as  near  as  possible  to  what  some  may  call  the 
deep  and  broad  gulf  that  lies  between  us.  How  it  is  to  be  bridged 
over,  I  do  not  know ;  but  this  I  know,  that  I  will  stand  as  far  on 
this  side  of  it  as  I  can,  and  will  reach  out  to  grasp  the  hand  of  my 
Congregational  brethren  on  the  other  side ;  and  perhaps  we  may 
reach  far  enough  to  touch  and  hold  each  other  fast,  until,  by  the 
binding  of  loving  hearts  and  hands,  there  may  be  constructed  a 
living  bridge,  over  which  God's  people  may  pass  in  spiritual  union!" 
— Rev.  Dudley  A.  Tyng,  at  a  Congregational  Celebration  in  New  York. 

Among  all  the  utterances  on  the  subject  of  Christian  Union,  in  this  city,  since 
the  commencement  of  the  Revival.  I  have  beard  no  one  that  sounded  half  so  much 
like  an  inspiration  from  the  ';  Spirit  of  Truth*'  as  the  following,  made  by  the  Rev. 
Penncll  Coomb,  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church,  in  the  Union  Bible  Meeting 
held  in  the  First  Presbyterian  Church.  Washington  Square,  in  April.  E.  M. 

"Mr.  President,  can  I  have  five  minutes?"  "Certainly,"  from 
the  President.  "  I  wish  to  express  my  dissent  from  an  opinion  of 
my  brother  Goddard  [Episcopalian].  He  says  we  do  not  mean  to 
give  up  our  denominational  peculiarities.  Sir,  it  is  not  a  question 
of  what  we  mean  to  do,  but  what  we  shall  do.  That  book  whose 
circulation  we  meet  to  promote  says,  that  '  the  watchmen  shall  see 
eye  to  eye.'  My  brother  cannot  continue  to  do  as  he  does,  meet  so 
cordially  with  other  Christians,  and  love  them  as  truly  as  he  does,  and 
yet  cherish  as  zvarmly  as  ever  his  denominational  peculiarities.  It  is 
not  in  human  nature.  I  understand  this  subject,  sir.  For  the  first 
twenty  years  after  my  conversion  I  hardly  thought  any  one  could 
be  a  good  man  unless  he  were  a  Methodist.  The  more  I  know  of 
my  brethren  of  other  churches,  the  more  I  see  I  was  mistaken.  It 
is  a  great  mistake  for  any  brother  to  imagine  that  his  branch  of  the 
church  holds  the  perfect  truth.  We  are  all  somewhat  wrong.  Wc 
mix  with  the  pure  ore  of  God's  truth,  alloy  of  our  own.  This  alloy 
God  will  burn  up.  Formerly  we  could  tell  the  denomination  of  a 
man  by  his  prayers,  but  now  people  go  to  the  union  prayer  meet- 
ings, and  say  they  cannot  tell  what  church  the  speakers  and  those 
who  lead  in  prayer  belong  to.  Whatever,  then,  we  mean  to  do,  GOD 
MEANS  TO  MAKE  US  ALL  ONE!" 

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Cjje  IJmobitat  |ltfo  Testament. 

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In  One,  Two,  Three,  Four,  Sin,  Ten,  Twelve,  or  Twenty-Seven 
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ORDER  OR  AFFINITY  OF  AUTHORS, 
as  Matthew,  James,  and  Jude  in  one  volume:    Mark   and  Peter  in 
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HORNS  AND  TREGELLES'  INTRODUCTIONS  TO  THE 
SEVERAL  Looks  OF  THE  .NEW  TESTAMENT.— From  ike  tenth 
i  edition. — Same  sized  page  as  the  New  Testament,  ami  bound 

i<>  match  all  the  different  styles  of  the  Testament.     This  is  the  only 
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I.— THE  NEW  TESTAMENT. 

In  an  editorial  notice  in  the  New  York  Independent,  we  find  the  following 
commendation  of  a  very  admirable  edition  of  the  New  Testament,  by  the  Rer. 
T.  II.  Stockton,  of  Philadelphia.  "  He  has  published,  at  his  own  charges,  a  very 
beautiful  edition  of  the  New  Testament  ;  giving  the  text  of  the  recent  standard  ed- 
ition of  the  American  Bible  Society,  in  paragraph  form,  and  supplying  to  this  text 
such  indexes  as  are  needed  to  make  its  contents  moat  apparent,  just  such  substan- 
tially as  the  American  Society  ought  to  publish,  to  fulfill  its  o'llice  and  obey  its 
constitution.  Dr.  Stockton  publishes  this  in  different  forms,  making  two  vols,  or 
four  vols,  of  the  whole  of  the  New  Testament,  or  putting  each  book  into  a  "tract'' 
by  itself  as  the  purchaser  may  prefer.  And  his  edition,  especially  in  the  four  vol. 
form,  is  by  litr  the  handsomest,  the  most  convenient  for  use,  the  most  attractive  in 
its  whole  style  ever  published  anywhere,  whether  in  this  country  or  in  England. 
It  ought  to  liave,  and  undoubtedly  will  have,  a  very  wide  and  useful  circulation. 
If  any  of  our  readers  desire  the  very  best  and  most  delightful  edition  of  the  New 
Testament,  with  the  Text  arranged  in  -paragraph  form,  for  their  own  use,  or 
that  of  their  children  and  households,  he  is  the  man,  at  1400  Chestnut  Street, 
Philadelphia,  (or  122  Nassau  Street,  in  this  city,)  to  supply  it  to  them." 

From    the   Venerable  and  Pert  rend  Dr.    Nott,  President   of  Union  College, 
Schenectady,  N.  Y. — a  cherished  name  in  all  the  country. 

"  Having  examined  the  first  number  of  Stockton's  Periodical  New  Testament, 
which  number  contains  the  Gospel  according  to  Matthew,  with  a  comprehensive. 
Index,  appropriate  Introduction,  and  several  beautiful  specimens  of  Pictorial 
representations,  it  gives  me  pleasure  to  say,  that  the  design  of  the  work  meets 
my  entire  approbation,  and  that  its  execution  is  all  that  the  reader  of  the  Bible 
could  desire.  It  is  to  be  hoped  that  the  Editor  will  meet,  in  its  extensive  circula- 
tion, with  that  requital  which  such  a  tribute  to  the  Sacred  Literature  of  our 
country  deserv*  ~. 

Union  College,  Sept.  14:1SJ7.  ELIPITT.  NOTT." 

II.— BIBLE  TRACTS. 

"  This  enterprise  is  worthy  of  the  highest  commendation,  and  every  one  who 
can,  should  assist  in  the  circulation  of  these  tracts,  for  what  is  so  likely  to  give 
light  and  understanding  to  the  simple,  as  the  entrance  of  God's  Word  i1" — New 
York  Chronicle. 

"Never  before  have  we  seen  this  inimitable  Sermon  presented  in  a  form  M 
attractive  and  impressive." — Western  Methodist  Protestant. — alluding  to  our 
Lord's  Sermox  ox  the  Mount. 

III.— STUDENT'S  MEMORANDUM. 

Notices  of  the  Stcdext's  Memorandum:  of  tite  New  Testament:  "Tho 
plan,  as  a  conservator  of  all  valuable  Scriptural  Knowledge,  is  well  conceived, 
and  will  afford  Ministers,  Sunday-school  Teachers  and  others,  peculiar  facilities 
for  storing  up  matter  for  their  work." — N.  Y.  Chronicle. 

"Mr.  Stockton  is  also  publishing  the  Student's  Memorandum  of  the  New 
Testament,  a  blank  book,  ruled  and  paged  with  reference  to  chapters,  and 
valuable  to  those  who  are  accustomed  to  study  with  the  pen  in  hand.  The  poet 
says:  '  Studium  sine  calamo  somnus  est.'  " — Christian  Intelligencer. 

IV.— THE  BLESSING. 

A  Good  Book  for  Children"  :  "  It  is  preceded  by  a  handsome  steel  engraving 
of  a  family  engaged  in  asking  a  blessing,  and  the  letter-press  is  a  development 
of  the  picture." — Am.  Presbyterian. 

"  This  little  work  opens  with  a  beautiful  steel  engraving,  representing  a  house 
and  the  family  that  occupies  it.  The  writer  explains  each  one  in  succession,  as 
found  in  the  picture,  and  offers  suggestions  of  an  amusing,  pleasing  and  instruct- 
ive character.     It  is  indeed  a  good  book  for  good  childreu." — Christian  Chron. 


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